| Ith | |
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| Lord Ith | |
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| Race | Human |
| Birthplace | Terisiare, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Dark Age |
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Lord Ith was a powerful wizard during the post-Brothers' War period on Terisiare (Dominaria). He was leader of the Conclave of Mages.[1]
Description[ | ]
When Jodah encountered Lord Ith, he had dirty hands, a weathered, thin, and sallow face with a ragged and matted beard, and wide, mad eyes. After destroying the Conclave and having his sanity restored by Jodah's Mirror, Ith was much calmer, wearing elaborate but old-fashioned robes, and having shaved off his scraggly beard.[1]
History[ | ]
Ith was imprisoned in Barl's Cage by Mairsil, the Pretender. The cage hung in a cave with chains above a deep, dark abyss. Both the cage and the chains siphoned Ith's mana so it could be used to power a diversity of artifacts that were used in the great building above his cage. All the while, Ith was succumbing to madness. With a wisp of thought and a trace of his power, Lord Ith summoned a Rag Man, a messenger specter covered in rags, which he begged to go out and find help. The Rag Man tracked down Jodah and brought him to the Conclave of Mages. Jodah and Sima eventually freed Ith by destroying the cage. An enraged Ith attacked the Conclave and killed Mairsil before Jodah's Mirror restored his sanity. Ith then cast a fear spell on all of the remaining mages, causing them to flee the citadel. Ith then caused the Fall of the Conclave of Mages, destroying the entire school before retreating to be by himself.[1]
Following his freedom, Ith allied with Tivadar during the Goblin Wars.
Continuity issues[ | ]
In prerevisionist history, his name was Barl (Lord Ith presumably having been intended as a title); after the revision, Barl was the man who created the cage he was kept in.[2]
Story appearances[ | ]
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gathering Dark | Jeff Grubb | June 1999 | The Dark | Dominaria | Jodah, Voska, Tivadar, Delphine, Sima, Rag Man, Mairsil, Ith, Barl, Jarsyl (mentioned) |
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References[ | ]
- ↑ a b c Jeff Grubb (1999), "The Gathering Dark", Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Brady Dommermuth (November 13, 2006). "The Legends of Time Spiral". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 15, 2006). "Sketches: Ith, High Arcanist". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.